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Tue, 09/30/2014 - 08:27
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Bridgestone to Offer 100 M. Yen for Fight against Ebola

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Bridgestone Corp. <5108> group said Tuesday that it will donate some 100 million yen to assist West African countries' fight against Ebola disease. The major Japanese tire maker will provide 32.4 million yen to Liberia to support efforts there to contain the epidemic and 21.6 million yen to Nigeria through the Japanese branch of UNICEF. A U.S. subsidiary will donate 500,000 dollars to Liberia. Bridgestone started to sell its tires in Nigeria 30 years ago. It runs a rubber plantation in Liberia. END

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